Improvement in corn-planters



H. BAUGHMAN. Improvement in.Corn-P|antervs.

No. 114,390. y V Patented May 2,1871.

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tanda iaia HENRY BAUGHMAN, OF SANDUSKY,

OHIO.

Letters Patent No. 114,390, dated May 2*, A1871.

IMPROVEMENT IN CORN-PLANTERS.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

To all whom tt may conce/rn:

Be it known that I, HENRY BAUGHMAN, of Sandusky, in the county of Erieand State of, Ohio, have invented a new and AimprovedCorn-Planter; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawingmaking a part of this specih'cation, in which- Fignre l is a top view.

Figure 2 is a front elevation.

Figure 3 is a section of one ofthe seedboxes.

This invention relates to improvement in cornplanters, and consistsin acertain combination of parts which are hereinafter described, inconnection with others, forming a complete operative machine, and arespecifically stated in the claim.

Referring to the drawing- A is the main frame.

B, the axle which supports its rear end.

C O, the transporting-wheels.

a a, the trucks which carry the front end of 'the frame A.

D is the plow-frame hinged to the axle, and carrying seed-boxes E. Theseseed-boxes have each a false bottom, b, and a true bottom, c.

In the false bottoms are curved openings d.

Between the false and trne bottoms are disks c, each of which has twovertical openings through it.

Through each ofthe false bottoms there is a single opening.. y y The twodisks e are connected by a bar, I, which hasa handle, f, to be used forvibrating the disksc.

'lhe true bottoms prevent the seed from falling through the openings inthe disks, except when the latter coincide with the openings in saidtrne bottoms.

The false bottoms collect seed in their openings d, from which itfalls-into the 'pockets of the disks as the latter vibrate under theaction of the reciprocatingbar.

Across each opening (l is placedy a block, g, to pre- Vent seed from theformer from falling through the disk. pockets when the samecoincide'with the holes in the true bottoms. g

G 'are plow-standards, bearing shovels h, which open furrows.

Curved bars t' connect the points of the shovels h with the frame D, andoperate as colters.

I are standards attached in rear of the standards G, one to each side ofeach of the latter.

The standards I bear half-shovels k, which throw dirt inward and operateas coverers.

rihe half-shovels are also combined with curved colters z'.

A lever, K, having its fulcrumin the frame A, has its point under across-bar, L, ofthe frame D, audits rear end near the drivel-s seat.

By depressing said lever the driver senabled to .raise the frame D andthrow the plows out of the earth whenever desired.

Having thus described my invention,

NVhat I claim as new, and desire to secure tersfPatent,-is-

The combination of the false bottom vb, provided with thecnrved openingd, the dropper e, truc bottom c,'and block g, as specified;

` HENRY by'Let- BAUGHMAN.

Witnesses:

H. B. RAMSDELL,

J oHN C. ERNST.

